The risks of hypertension 4 Articles

by Nurse Donna RN

The higher your blood pressure the harder your heart has to work. Over time the overworked heart enlarges and loses it effectiveness as a pump. Your heart pumps blood throughout your body and to all major organs and when t...read more

by Dorothy Wilde

Blood pressure measures the force that the blood applies to the walls of the arteries as it flows through them. It's normal for blood pressure to increase when you exert yourself, or when you feel stressed or anxious. But ...read more

by Scott Heritage

Hypertension is a state of constantly high blood pressure that can put you at greater risk to a number of disorders and ailments. The blood pressure of an average person will often change depending on the situation they ar...read more

by Sanjukta Ray

Hypertension is presence of blood pressure above the normal therapeutic range.Blood pressure is defined as the lateral pressure exerted by the blood as it flows through the arteries ,on the arterial wall,at right angles to...read more